英语单词“scarcity”的含义及例句
一、含义
scarcity是一个英语单词。主要表示某种事物的短缺、缺乏的情况,多用于描述物质、资源等有限的供给量。
二、读音
scarcity的读音为:英 [skəˈsɪtɪ] 美 [skəˈsɪtɪ]。
三、例句
1. The scarcity of water is a major problem facing many parts of the world. 水资源的短缺是世界上许多地方面临的一个主要问题。
2. The scarcity of resources is forcing many countries to adopt more efficient production methods. 资源的匮乏正迫使许多国家采用更有效率的生产方法。
3. The scarcity of fresh water on earth makes it an extremely precious resource. 地球上淡水的短缺使其变成了一种极为宝贵的资源。
4. Their primitive ways are proving unproductive when resources become increasingly scarce. 在他们掌握越来越有限的资源之际,原始的办法渐渐暴露出不具生产力的特性。
5. If the rich keep pulling their weight out of altruism or out of a fear of scarcity, the poor might as well profit from their goodwill. 富人们若是出于利他主义或出于对资源匮乏的担忧而自顾自地尽量多贡献一点,那穷人们也许能够从中受益。
6. Scarcity of manpower has always been a headache for any economy. 人力资源的短缺一直是任何经济体头疼的问题。
7. We are now facing a real scarcity of skilled labour. 我们现在正面临熟练技工严重短缺的问题。
8. It is no use saying that we have no scarcity of raw materials, if the machine parts can't be produced according to specifications or from due to raw materials, materials cannot be cut accurately to maintain consistency or regularity then its high technology does no good. 因为某些零部件在制造的时候对原料有着比较严格的要求所以成品若原材料不稳定,不能够达到精密或机械规定的规律或者一致性,那么再高的技术也是无用的。
9. The scarcity of land and other resources has led to a sharp rise in the cost of living. 土地和其他资源的短缺导致生活成本急剧上升。
10. The scarcity of land and other resources has forced farmers to adopt new methods of cultivation. 土地和其他资源的短缺迫使农民采用新的耕种方法。